From the November 8, 2020, Ionia (Michigan) Sentinel Standard "Reading of names of the fallen to highlight Veterans Day ceremony at battlefield" by Dean Cousino.
The reading of about 450 names of men from Monroe County will highlight a special Veterans Day Ceremony at the River Raisin National Battlefield (Monroe County, Michigan) that is decorated with more than 500 American flags until November 15. This is part of a "Field of Honor" program.
The battlefield park preserves and commemorates the January 1813 battles between Americans and the British, Canadians and their Indian allies. The battles and the "Remember the Raisin!" battle cry, and helped inspire a major American victory at the River Thames and were a major turning point in the War of 1812.
The 450 men and women whose names will be read, were from the Civil War.
The "Field of Honor" has more than 500 U.S. 3-by-5- foot flags on ten foot poles and will be lighted at night.
--Brock-Perry
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